CIA Factbook The World Factbook 1994: BelarusPeople Population: 10,404,862 (July 1994 est.) Population growth rate: 0.32% (1994 est.) Birth rate: 13.12 births/1,000 population (1994 est.) Death rate: 11.16 deaths/1,000 population (1994 est.) Net migration rate: 1.27 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1994 est.) Infant mortality rate: 18.9 deaths/1,000 live births (1994 est.) Life expectancy at birth: • total population: 70.88 years • male: 66.2 years • female: 75.79 years (1994 est.) Total fertility rate: 1.88 children born/woman (1994 est.) Nationality: • noun: Belarusian(s) • adjective: Belarusian Ethnic divisions: Byelorussian 77.9%, Russian 13.2%, Polish 4.1%, Ukrainian 2.9%, other 1.9% Religions: Eastern Orthodox, other Languages: Byelorussian, Russian, other Literacy: age 9-49 can read and write (1979) • total population: 100% • male: 100% • female: 100% Labor force: 4.887 million • by occupation: industry and construction 40%, agriculture and forestry 21%, other 39% (1992)